Identifier: lureofland00full (find matches)
Title: The lure of the land
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Fullerton, Edith Loring, 1876-1931 Long Island Railroad Company. Experimental Station, Wading River, N.Y
Subjects: Agriculture
Publisher: (New York?
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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agriculture. What did youleave so many stalks to the hill for. This was planted for fodder old man, but Pennsy millions failedto buy us time enough to get a silo up in which to put it, so I had tolet it grow, answered the Senior Partner. That sorghum is no slouch either, replied another. 1 I m y M 1 ^^^^^^^^V^ ^ 1If ^^InSfl 1 1 »••• - 1 m- * s pi IHImm ^ ■f---^^^^^^^ S^^S^^^^ £^w 1 if ss) M 1 I ■ ^pl 1 A big blow close by Gee whillicans! exclaimed a third, where did you get this? aswe came to the Virginia horse tooth. Man alive you must think thisis Kentucky. How high do you suppose that is? as he went up tomeasure it. A good twelve feet, said one, youre a bean pole yourself andyou look like an infant in there. (Man language is often more forceful than complimentary.) What will that be when its done? Why this is only early August,it has another good two months yet, said a third. Were hoping for sixteen feet and to be able to mature it, said I. LOFC 99 White Flint field com
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Sorghum Teosinte THREE VALUABLE FODDER CROPS 100 Well, you have a record now, was the reply, no matter whathappens to it in the future. Dynamiter Kissam is working here and hell blow a few stumpsand some trees for you if you want, said the farmer. Theres a goodbig chestnut six feet through and he will blow it by battery. Oh, please maynt I? I exclaimed, and womanlike, I had myway. My but it was a ^beauty blow (thats technical). She came outclean, and pieces went way over into the corn. Were going to take out some of those pines, we want a few asshade apology for the cattle, but these three extend too far east. Are you ready Charles? he called. Fire! came the reply and twelve feet up into the air flew thetree, root and all, and falling split through the center. There you are, said the wise one, land cleared and wood splitall for ten cents. How much dynamite did it take? asked one. A half a pound, was the reply, and time enough to afl&x the capand charge the stump. Are you going to

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